Where do you want to live?

Whether you are new to Boston or already a Hub resident, rental searching can be a challenge. Finding the RIGHT home with RIGHT amenties in the RIGHT location and for the RIGHT price is not an easy task. It gets even more dificult to find a place if you're an undergraduate student so we wanted to help you and your friends out by providing a list of the top 10 student-friendly apartment buildings.

Over the next 10 days we will release our list of the Top 10 buildings in Boston, Brookline and Cambridge for BU students culminating with our top choice for students. check back daily as some of the best properties are newly available to students!

We used the criterias below to rank our favorite buildings in Boston and Cambridge for students.

Criteria

1 Point

2 Points

3 Points

Close to a university

More than 10 minute walk to a school

5-10 minute walk to a school

Less than 5 minute walk to a school

Close to public transportation

More than .5 miles to T station

.25 to .5 miles to T station

Less than .25 miles to T station

Walk Score

Less than 90 points

90 to 95 points

More than 95 points

% of students in building (More is better)

Fewer than 25% students

25 – 50% students

More than 50% students

Energy Efficiency

No ranking

LEED certified

LEED Gold/Platinum

Building Amenities

Basic amenities such as concierge, gym, garage parking available

Added at least 1 of the following: Community Room, Movie Theater, Common outdoor space, Pool

Includes all amenities below

Unique Features of Building

No unique features

Has a unique feature but not truly special

Offers something unique AND special

Age of building

More than 10 years old

5-10 years old

Fewer than 5 years old

Quality of apartment

Basic countertops and appliances

Updated or renovated kitchens and baths including granite countertops and ceramic tile. Laundry included in unit